Sunday Sundae at T Shop – Round Two
Back in August I attended an awesome ice cream social type event called Sunday Sundae. It was a blast so I was super excited when I found out that there would be a round two. It also just happened to be on my day off. Somehow I was the first one to arrive. I was ok with that since +T Shop is a great place to just relax and hang out. I had a chance to chat a bit with the master ice cream maker himself, Max Falkowitz (formally of Serious Eats, now at Saveur). Although I was excited to dig into the cold stuff, the fall weather had me seriously craving the Royal Milk…
Sunday Sundae at T Shop
I started of this week with a bang by attending Sunday Sundae. The event was a collaboration of some really talented tea folks. Max Falkowitz of Serious Eats (I know you’ve all seen me share his articles) served up tea infused ice cream. Theresa from +T Shop shared some of her wonderful teas and Lisa of +Tiny Pinecone Teahouse and Bakeshop provided the sweets. You might ask yourself, how do these things fit together? It’s a tea twist on a coffee dessert called an affogato. Ice cream is topped with a shot of espresso, or tea in this case. It was an incredibly hot and humid day so I was immediately drawn to the giant container of…
Tea Places: Tiny Pinecone Teahouse and Bakeshop
Just when I thought that I had run out of new tea places to visit, I found out about a pop up tea shop called +Tiny Pinecone Teahouse and Bakeshop. The location is just as adorable as their name. The seating area is small but inviting. One of the first things I noticed when walking in was a display of gaiwans and other teaware. My kind of place! The tea list was not very big but there was a wide range of options offered. My first choice of an oolong was temporarily unavailable so I opted for the Huo Shang Huang Ya, a yellow tea, instead. There were quite a few baked goods and…
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